Two Purdue posters on the left side of a flatbed trailer with a group of panelists on top

Photo Recap of the 92nd Purdue Farm Management Tour

Photos by Morgan French, Communication and Marketing Specialist

The 92nd Purdue Farm Management Tour was hosted on July 10 by Purdue University’s Center for Commercial Agriculture (CCA). Farmers, producers, agribusiness professionals and industry partners from across Indiana, including some from neighboring states, gathered in Harrison County, where they visited two family operations that provided insight into how their differing approaches are building resilient, sustainable businesses.

Sponsored by Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance and Farm Credit Mid-America, the annual tour offered attendees an inside look at two distinct operations—Jmax Cattle Company and Jones Family Farm—revealing a common thread: successful farm businesses are built by families who embrace change, support one another’s interests and continuously seek opportunities to improve.

Check out the photo gallery below, and learn more about the day’s highlights in CCA’s recap of the 2026 Purdue Farm Management Tour. 

Baker family holding their farm tour plaque The Baker family standing alongside Michael Langemeier
Jones family and dog on flat bed trailer holding their farm tour plaque The Jones family standing alongside Michael Langemeier

Jmax Cattle

Cattle standing in a pen behind a red gate
Calves in a pen on the Jmax Cattle farm
Cattle looking out a red gate on the Jmax cattle farm
Wooden cattle loading ramp on the Jmax Cattle farm
People standing around a silencer chute on the Jmax Cattle farm
Farm Tour 2026 attendees standing around the panel tent at Jmax Cattle Farm
Farm Tour 2026 attendees standing around the panel tent at Jmax Cattle Farm
Horses in a pen on the Jmax Cattle farm
The Baker family laughing during their panel session
View of Jmax Cattle panelists on a flat bed trailer from back of the tent
Jmax Cattle panelists on a flat bed trailer talking to farm tour attendees
Silencer chute on the Jmax Cattle farm
Luke Brenneman standing with an IFBI representative

Jones Farm

Pond shore in the foreground and a cornfield and forest with a water tower in the background
Cornfield on the Jones farm with Preferred Popcorn sign on the ground
Attendees talking at the Jones farm
Attendees talking at the Jones farm
Jones family panel with a dog on a flatbed trailer behind Preferred Popcorn rep holding a cornstalk
Silos and old metal barn at the edge of a pond on the Jones farm
Old machine parts on the Jones farm
Old red tiller on Jones farm
Farm equipment on Jones farm
Attendees listening to the Jones farm panel
Jones family panel with Purdue signs on the right hand side
Preferred Popcorn containers with popcorn for tour attendees
Tour attendees talking with IFBI reps
A red barn and white silos in the back of a pond surrounded by wheat grass